New tires at 24,000????

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by Hmmm3

Well, I was at the Hummer Happening we had locally yesterday and took a closer look at my tires. They had rotated the fronts to the rear last Friday. Looking closer this time, I saw that the inner part of the tread on the two tires was looking smoother than the rest of the tire. Not enough to replace the tires, but a little smoother, and only the very inner part, not center or outside. I have to wonder how it could have worn even that slightly since I've never felt any pulling right or left or experienced any wheel problems (other that rear grind I had been fighting with GM about) .. but this is the front.

Mine are also ever-so-slighly wearing on the inside (front and rear, left and right) on my H3 Bridgestone tires. However, the wear is so slight, I'm not worried about it. I would guess, (maybe confirm this weekend), that it is around 1/32 of an inch more wear on the inner versus the middle or outer.
It is probably due to the alignment and if all 4 are wearing the same, there will be no noticeable pull, since it is all equal.

[H3Eric]

f5fstop, do you know if there is a pro-rated warranty on the tires? Mine are almost ready for new ones at 28K.

Thanks

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Mine are also ever-so-slighly wearing on the inside (front and rear, left and right) on my H3 Bridgestone tires. However, the wear is so slight, I'm not worried about it. I would guess, (maybe confirm this weekend), that it is around 1/32 of an inch more wear on the inner versus the middle or outer.
It is probably due to the alignment and if all 4 are wearing the same, there will be no noticeable pull, since it is all equal.

[CrisB]

Man, what the hell are you guys driving on? Sandpaper in 4w-low-lock? I'm at 49,009 mi, and I still can't justify going up to 35" tires because mine AREN'T WORN DOWN ENOUGH!!! Rotate every 10K & they'll last just fine!

Maybe I need to air down to wear 'em out!

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by H3Eric

f5fstop, do you know if there is a pro-rated warranty on the tires? Mine are almost ready for new ones at 28K.

Thanks

Not sure about the tire warranty. I know a few years ago, GM decided to add the tire warranty to the standard warranty, but I believe it is strickly for factory defects or defects in the tires. I do not believe it covers wear. Same as brakes. If you come in at 45K miles needing front brake pads, chances are warranty will not cover the repair. Come in with well worn tires at 30K and chances are they are not covered.
However, the tires at 24K appear to be rotted is, in my opinion, a factory defect. Possibly, when the tires were produced, the right amount of the additive that prevents premature aging of the tire was not added. I just know that tires have something added to keep the tires from aging. It is distributed inside the tire while it is flexing. That is why a tire that is not used or sits for months will start to crack (like those in this thread). The flexing allows the "stuff" to flow through the tire and keep it "lubricated."

[BuzzH3]

Which tires do you have? I have the Bridgestones and I have about 42,000 miles on them and never rotated them. They only look maybe half worn. I do know that the Goodyear's (I think RT/S) are horrible tires. I had them on my last truck and they were terrible in about every road condition, even dry pavement. They have pretty bad reviews on TireRack.com. I couldn't wait to get rid of them, but they still lasted about 40,000 miles. On my last truck I replaced them with Bridgestone REVO's, which are excellent tires.

[Hmmm2]

Originally Posted by BuzzH3

Which tires do you have? I do know that the Goodyear's (I think RT/S) are horrible tires. I couldn't wait to get rid of them, but they still lasted about 40,000 miles.

I have Goodyear's.

[Hmmm2]

Does anyone know if the Goodyears that came with the '06 H3's MIGHT have had a recall? I looked at my tires more closely now and the two tires that WERE in front and rotated to the rear now have a weird pattern. It's the inside edges that have an approx 2 inch perfect tread, then 2 inches flattened, 3 inches perfect, 2 inches flattened, etc. ,etc. Both tires have the same pattern. I never had a problem with the front end .. it was only the rear where I had that grind sound (that is now coming back). Could this be a defect with the tires wearing that way? I'm now at about 26,000 miles. I asked the service writer at my dealer and was told they won't pro-rate ... or do a deal.

[fourfourto]

My tires are wearing just fine at 33k with duelers and I had the grind/groan on and off since 12k. .I swear I hear it sometimes but then its silent
Time to upgrade the tires .It sucks the dealer wont do something


Check Ebay for a take off set of 33 inch duelers you might get a deal
They ride the road good,do good offroad seem to be holding up well and they look better then the base tires.

My Goodyears at 26,000 looked almost new (maybe 1/4 worn at that point). No problem with them with mostly hard street use.